What's the highest $ amount that you have been scammed for?

[HannibalX]

$0

 

[SirStev0]

$100.

Well unless you count getting duped into buying a mini-disk player when I was 15. They were supposed to be the future. FUCK YOU SONY.

 

[StageLeft]

$40 but going to get it back soon with refute by CC company.

Oh, I lent $150 to a guy in highschool and never saw it, but never really expected to, either.

Unfortunately PayPal was absolutely no help in getting the funds back.

This recently was with paypal, too. They are useless. Found for my favor, but the seller's account and bank account are empty, so instead my credit card company will refund and take it from paypal.

IMO, paying with a paypal balance is a BAD IDEA. You essentially have no protection.

Well unless you count getting duped into buying a mini-disk player when I was 15. They were supposed to be the future. FUCK YOU SONY.

My dad bought a laserdisc player, lol

 

[ViviTheMage]

nothing luckily... I try to be really cautious.

 

[ggnl]

$20, I ordered a couple CDs from a website and never received them.

 

[amdhunter]

~$19,000 for a 2006 Civic LX. What a piece of junk it turned out to be. (Actually it was a love/hate/hate/hate/like/hate relationship.)

 

[thecoolnessrune]

$0 in real life..

I did get scammed out of 45000 gold on Runescape 4-5 years ago for a Rune 2-handed sword

 

[KoolDrew]

Originally posted by: coldmeat
$0

 

[SparkyJJO]

30 bucks. Here on AT :frown:

Learned my lesson, am more careful now, haven't had an issue since.

 

[whattaguy]

Nothing beats this nurse.

$400,000

 

[xeemzor]

$0. Craigslist cash only with a roomate to back you up FTW.

 

[KeithTalent]

$0.00 as a far as I know.

KT

 

[Fenixgoon]

like $10, accidentally responded to a fake ebay email ><

 

[oiprocs]

$400.

I bought speakers from those dudes that would drive around in a white van trying to pawn off "extra shipments of $3500 speakers".

My checking account had 8 dollars after I took out the money to pay them.

 

[troytime]

96 bucks. fucking dealextreme.com assholes

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

Originally posted by: scorpious
$400.

I bought speakers from those dudes that would drive around in a white van trying to pawn off "extra shipments of $3500 speakers".

My checking account had 8 dollars after I took out the money to pay them.

so sad

Thread bumped in your honor
http://forums.anandtech.com/me...id=2057437&STARTPAGE=1

 

[OutHouse]

900 bucks

bought a tow dolly and didnt notice the fricken axle was bent until we left for a road trip towing my car with the motorhome and blew 3 damn tires on the dolly. had no way of proving that the guy sold me a fucked up dolly and that i didnt hit something with it myself, so i had to eat it and just scrapped it.

 

[pontifex]

$0

 

[Miramonti]

$5k, by a former roommate/cokehead/dealer.

 

[queenrobot]

About 60.00. I was drinking at the bar and well, I should have had supervision.
An ex bf of mine and his brother fell for the "Rockefeller" scam. They lost about 8k total.

 

[DeadByDawn]

Mexican bartender stole my change from a $20 after i bought a bucket of beer, yeah i was trashed.

 

[waggy]

about $12 i purchased a "childs chair" on ebay and they gave me a size and cost of shippin (wich was $12). when i got the chair it was much smaller then they claim and shipping was $4. so i figure between the two i was out about $12.

 

[imported_Devine]

Originally posted by: coldmeat
$0

 

[Q]

Almost a few bucks but I'm embarrassed to admit how (nothing dirty)

 

[Miramonti]

Originally posted by: queenrobot
About 60.00. I was drinking at the bar and well, I should have had supervision.
An ex bf of mine and his brother fell for the "Rockefeller" scam. They lost about 8k total.

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